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World hunger has been cured?



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Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:17 am
Loose says...



Watching the morning news, isn't something I usually do, but today I was overwhelmed by the story I heard (On channel 10 **growls**)

The man they were interviewing, who's name has escaped me, said that:
"To feed a hungry child so they are nourished for the first two years of their lives, they will be set for life. Deprive them of those years, having them starve, they won't survive."

It's called "Plumpy-nut", a bizzarre combination of Peanut Butter, sugar, powdered milk and vegetable oil, with added vitamins and minerals, and seems to be curing world hunger.

Here's a link:
http://www.projectpeanutbutter.org/

How fantastic is this?
  





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Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:30 am
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That's...genuinely awesome.
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Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:28 am
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Wow, that is SO cool! My mom got really excited about this and sent the link to her boss.

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Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:46 pm
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That's great!
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Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:22 pm
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Thanks for posting! That's really quite cool.
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Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:18 pm
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That's very cool. I've always liked peanut butter.
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Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:27 pm
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coolio?
  





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Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:10 am
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Lashes, your question mark is making me nervous...
  





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Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:10 pm
Aet Lindling says...



Erm, I hate to be a party pooper, but it isn't all that great. I mean, it's very good, but as they say on the website, "There is much more to be done." It isn't going to cure world hunger, at all, it just nourishes the younglings, and not all of them. Things like these are a dime a dozen, lately. The closest there is to stopping world hunger currently is this brilliant plan here.
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Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:56 pm
Soleil says...



That is quite awesome. :)
  





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Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:19 am
Elelel says...



... that's pretty cool. Even if it doesn't solve everything, it's still fantabulous.

But it would suck if you were allergic ot peanuts.
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Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:24 pm
Rei says...



What would cure world hunger would be decent irrigation in African countries so that they could grow better crops in the driest areas, better economies so that everyone can afford food, stuff like that. Foods like that are a good idea, but not nearly enough.
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Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:25 am
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I agree with Rei. We can extort as much as we want from third world and developing nations, and in return we give them... peanut butter (or a more fatty, sugary one). If I have the ability to have a well-rounded dish with variety every week, why shouldn't those children?
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Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:14 am
scotty.knows says...



I'm sorry, but this is undoubtedly, the best plan.
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Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:57 pm
SilentButSure says...



The best plan would be to use all the money used on military expenses around the world to cure world poverty instead. There is more than enough. But noooo, war is more important.
  








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